Description:This summer I spent five weeks in Matagalpa Nicaragua, I wore my Toms almost everyday and after a month of adventuring they were barely recognizable. My previously charcoal grey Toms we no longer remotely close to the color they had been when I bought them. Thank goodness they're so marvelously washable! The right shoe is pre-wash, left is post. See the difference, clearly they're well-loved. I love my Toms, they've been cheerful and reliable company on many adventures in far corners of the world!